Clinical Athletic Trainer - Orthopedics, Laurens County Medical Campus, FT, Days

Prisma Health•Laurens, SC

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About The Position

The Clinical Athletic Trainer assists with managing patient and athlete visits in the clinic and performs clinical responsibilities in support of physicians. The role also participates in community outreach and presents on athletic training topics. It provides oversight to Student Athletic Trainers and/or Intern Athletic Trainers and mentors new staff members. The position supports coordinated, quality care through patient intake, clinical preparation, follow-up instructions, documentation, post-operative care, and coordination with physicians and other care providers. It also educates patients, athletes, families, coaches, and community members on injury management, prevention, and safe return to play or activity. The position reports to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive and is a non-management job.

Requirements

SC LLR licensure as an Athletic Trainer is required for team members working in South Carolina.
National Athletic Trainers Association Board of Certification (NATABOC).
Requires a high level of physical activity and endurance, including constant movement and frequent heavy lifting.

Responsibilities

Manage patient and athlete visits in the clinic in support of physicians.
Interact with patients and others involved in their care to support an interdisciplinary treatment approach.
Obtain patient history, vital signs, and follow-up status, and present information to the physician.
Request and organize ancillary studies, such as X-rays, MRI, CT scans, and lab work, for physician review.
Prepare patients for physician examinations, injections, and other office procedures according to physician preferences.
Perform post-operative dressing changes and remove staples or sutures as directed by the physician.
Instruct patients on post-operative or post-injury wound and dressing care.
Perform knee ligament laxity or other joint tests and measurements as directed by the physician.
Organize and distribute patient lab work and other office tests as directed.
Apply and remove casts and splints as directed, and instruct patients in their proper care.
Provide discharge instructions regarding physical therapy, further studies, follow-up appointments, and next steps.
Teach, counsel, and communicate with patients, athletes, families, coaches, and others to support desired outcomes and safe return to play or activity.
Provide educational materials on injury management and prevention to athletes, coaches, parents, and the community.
Participate in follow-up care when patients or athletes are ready to return to play or resume their desired activity.
Provide information about follow-up services, including referrals to Prisma Health or community resources.
Comply with departmental documentation policies and take office notes when directed by physicians.
Organize and distribute incoming medical records and reports, and report on patients referred to physicians, ordered follow-up services, and where services were performed.
Volunteer at community events and coordinate and present athletic training topics at local, state, or regional levels.
Coordinate sessions with local EMT and emergency services for care coordination for injured athletes.
Coordinate with school personnel and parents or guardians to obtain signed HIPAA consent and consent-to-treat forms in a timely manner.
Contact physicians, medical assistants, parents, coaches, the Coordinator of Sports Medicine, Radiology, and others to help ensure ambulatory services are performed through Prisma Health when possible.
Oversee and delegate tasks to Student Athletic Trainers and/or Intern Athletic Trainers.
Mentor new staff members and serve as a consultant for new staff as needed.
Perform basic daily and weekly maintenance, maintain cleanliness and stock in rooms, prepare exam rooms, and dispose of biohazard waste and sharps containers as directed.
Assist with care and maintenance of departmental equipment and supplies.
Perform other duties as assigned.